Express Authorization Documents

Express Authorization restructures what states provide to EPA in an
authorization application for a set of state rules. The models are based
on approaches that some states have successfully used.

While states are not required to follow the models and examples in Express
Authorization, EPA believes that they will help many states and regions
improve the authorization process. If the current process states and regions are
using works smoothly, there is no reason to change it. States and
regions may modify these models to fit their particular circumstances.

The main component of Express Authorization is a new approach to the
Attorney General's Statement (AGS). This change will affect other parts
of a state's application. Instead of submitting a lengthy and complex
AGS and regulatory checklists, states would prepare 1) a short AGS containing
certifications and statements and 2) a statutory checklist to document
the state's program authorities.

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